Work-Life Balance For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9780470713808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 352 str.

Katherine Lockett

Opis

A recent survey conducted by Universum Communication found that work-life balance is No.1 on the list of short-term career goals amongst professionals. But while work-life balance is an increasingly popular term, many of us are still unsure about how to achieve it, or lack the confidence to approach employers to negotiate flexible working hours. Work-Life Balance for Dummies will offer readers advice and simple strategies to achieve more balance whatever their situation. Discover how to:

• Work out your priorities
• Put off procrastination and improve your time management
• Move your boss towards work-life balance
• Cast your net wider and change jobs and employers
• Plan a relocation

About the author Jeni Mumford is the author of Life Coaching For Dummies. She is a personal life coach who works with both individuals and organisations on personal development. She runs holistic coaching events in the UK and Italy and is an accredited NLP practitioner.

Spis treści

About the Authors vii

Foreword by Professor Ronald J. Burke ix

Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Patricia Hewitt, MP xiii

Acknowledgements xvii

Chapter 1 Case Studies and Organisational Learning 1

Chapter 2 The Xerox Corporation 28

Chapter 3 Energyco 44

Chapter 4 Proffirm The Professional Practice Firm 58

Chapter 5 Printco 71

Chapter 6 Recruitco 86

Chapter 7 Adminco 95

Chapter 8 Charityco 111

Chapter 9 A Long–term View 119

Appendix A Work Life Integration Change Process 127

Appendix B Work Personal Life Harmonisation: Visions and

Pragmatic Strategies for Change 129

References 159

Index 163

O autorze

Jeni Mumford is the author of Life Coaching For Dummies. She is a personal life coach who works with both individuals and organisations on personal development. She runs holistic coaching events in the UK and Italy and is an accredited NLP practitioner.

Katherine Lockett is a co–founder of the Centre for Work & Life Research Unit at the University of South Australia.

Blurb

As the pressure and pace of modern life increases, the prospect of achieving any kind of balance between work and life can seem impossible. This friendly guide shows you how to take control over when, where, and how you work so that you can perform at your best and still make time for the fun things in life. Packed with real–life examples and simple tools and techniques to successfully deal with the various demands in your life including your workload, career ambitions, health, fun, and family this book will help you to figure out the right balance for your situation and find the happiness and contentment you really deserve.